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U.S. and Iran open Buergenstock talks under Pakistani and Qatari mediation

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Event details

Delegations arrived at the Buergenstock resort above Lake Lucerne on Sunday morning for the first high-level round under the Islamabad Memorandum, with Pakistan and Qatar mediating and Switzerland acting as facilitator. Dawn reported Vice President JD Vance landed at 5:59 a.m. local time.

Context

This was the negotiating track the memorandum created, and its failure two weeks later is what returned the region to open conflict.

Local time
9:00 AM Zurich time, Jun 21, 2026
Location
Buergenstock, Nidwalden, Switzerland
Relationship
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